Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-13

Httsburs Special to the Philadelphia Press Angus. 2
the daughter, or rather the adopted daughter,
q one OF the FORMER supreme 1adxes OF the
United states lying In an alsmhouse after q re-
mArkaole career was one Of the incidents oc-
curing within the province Of the Little sisters
Of the Poor to-day. Her name WIS Mss Mary
BALDWIN. For three months she had been An In.
mate OF the home Of the Little Sisters OF the Poor
IN East Liberty. She was over eighty years OF
age, and 1t Is supposed that the oppressive warm
weather hastened her death.
she was the adopted daughter OF Judge Bald
win. who was quite national inquire IN his time,
and she always delighted In speaking OF him as
h hef father When she died she did not know that
q wsss she a
whep anve had he known that she was to become
an OBJECT OF charity and die in such poverty.
IN !779. BE graduated at Yale CoileRe In 1907,
yyanis from lsi7 to 1872 when he resigned lie
q the GnIte s ssase pSns
in the social life there, and was spoken Of as
stu quoted il the courts Be died In Philadelphia
on the supreme bench caused BY his death.
Henry Baidwfn's half brother was Abraham
Sa nn nmous statesman and man OF letters
tinental Congress from 17s5 to 17SS and men,
Der OF the convention which framed the Constitu-
From 1883 to 1899 he was Representative in Con-
greSs from Georgia, and from 1893 to 1907 was a
me Of the United States Senate. and part OF
one OF those who voted for locating the seat OF
1overnmenG on the Potomac He died March 4,
sS91, ageo nIty-three years. The only children he
quite wealthy man at one time, but lost all
t ms fortune pr through speculation When he saw
Inat ne was financially ruined he called to his side
tne udupuCer ana told her She wOuld ha n
try and make her own living. He had given her
thorough education in music and when thrown
upon ner own resources she took up the profession
three months OF her DEATH She presented the un-
usual Spectacle OF woman 80 years OF age, sit
mag al ano and young peopiein her
luxurious surroundings and was very proud, which
often caused trouble between her and her pupils.
In winter and summer She would be seen wearing
a calico dress with an old-fashioned waterproof
CLOAK thrown over her shoulders. Sometimes she
would wear white and black plaid shawl which
was In tatters She wore on her head a big
quaker bonnet with green curtain. She chung
" the oid-fashioned hoops which she always wore,
eyeglasses, made her noticeable figure. Miss
Baldwin was convert from Professionalism to
Catholicism, and although she never marrird had
been engaged twice. She would never speak of
these matters and people, recognizing the dencacy
or the subject, would never refer to them.
When her father died her foster brother wanted
into Tue world. she made her home with several
people in whose families she taught and until the
Time OF her entrance into the Sisters Home she
nve1 with the family OF John OConnOr on Car
son street, south side, who kept her Tor q long
time and treated her as one or the family Think
ilig That she could not live much longer, and
the Little Sisters OF the Poor. She went to their
home, where she died Not having d relative in
the world TO look after her remains, Mr.: OCOnnor
mad the body decentiy prepared and inferred In
his lot In ST. MaTy'S Cemetery.